Oh, what an egg!October 7th, 2009 OTTAWA - A hen in Canada has laid probably the largest egg in the poultry history of this country. Three times the size of a normal egg, this one weighs 143 grams and is as heavy as a baseball.
World's biggest burger weights more than 13 stone!September 17th, 2009 LONDON - A restaurant in the U.S. has unveiled the world's biggest burger, weighing in at more than 13 stone.
Irish brewery Guinness celebrating 250 years of its existenceSeptember 16th, 2009 LONDON - Irish brewery giant Guinness is celebrating its 250th birthday. The legendary Irish dry stout has grown into one of the world's biggest booze brands -proving its slogan that "good things come to those who wait".
Gold prices may touch Rs.18,000 per 10 gram: AssochamSeptember 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Gold prices may go up further during the forthcoming festive season to touch Rs.18,000 per 10 gram, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India(Assocham). Gold has seen a huge build-up in the exchange traded funds (ETF) in the last few weeks and will gain further momentum in view of festive demand and low international production, Assocham said in a report.
Muslims banned from 'beer giant Guinness-sponsored' gig in MalaysiaAugust 27th, 2009 LONDON - The Malay government has banned Muslims from attending a Black Eyed Peas concert because it has Irish beer giant Guinness as its sponsor. The US hip-hop group are due to take to the stage near Kuala Lumpur on September 25 as part of global celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of Guinness' flagship brewery in Dublin.
Indian man to get tattoos of every national flag on his body to enter Guinness BookAugust 4th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian-origin man named Guinness Rishi has planned to get tattoos of every national flag on the planet over his entire body, in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The 67-year-old man is considering covering himself in 220 different banners in his quest to become a walking global flag-pole.
Hen in Chinese village flies to tree to lay eggs daily!July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A hen in Guangdong province in China, which flies to a tree every morning to lay eggs, has left all villagers intrigued. Cai Guichong, the owner of the bird, climbs the tree every morning to fetch the eggs, the China Daily reports.
Man to enter Guinness book for making train-long wedding dress for brideJuly 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man is set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records after making a wedding dress as long as a 1,579-m train for his lady love. Zhao Peng, from Jilin, a city in Jilin province, met his soon-to-be bride on the Internet.
Beer lovers get chance to win a trip to spaceJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Love beer and have a dream to travel to the space? Well, here's your chance to fulfil your wish-just enter a new contest by the company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness.he beer bosses have reserved a seat aboard a suborbital Virgin Galactic space liner as one of three experience prizes in an online contest honouring the 250th birthday of the beer's brewery this year. Founded by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic is a commercial space tourism company that plans to launch passengers on 200,000 dollars trips to sub-orbital space using a fleet of SpaceShipTwo spacecraft.
Chinese boy, 2, is world's youngest smokerJune 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A two-year-old Chinese boy is the world's youngest smoker. And it was Tong Liangliang's dad who taught him how to spark up between tantrums and milky vomits.
Grandma sings for 48 hours to break Guinness recordJune 11th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand grandmother Karen Davy sang for 48 hours to set a new Guinness World Record and raise money for children's kidney transplants, a newspaper reported Thursday. Davy, who prepared for her attempt by humming and making "tonnes of soup," set the mark entertaining travellers at Auckland Airport's international departure lounge, finishing Wednesday afternoon with a sore throat, the New Zealand Herald reported.
US man sues Guinness Book for naming him world's most litigious man!May 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - A Kentucky man who keeps suing people is suing the Guinness Book of World Records for naming him the world's most litigious man. It is believed that Riches has filed over 4,000 lawsuits around the world, reports Britain's Metro newspaper, against people and entities as varied as George W.
Guinness Book of World Records names Kashmir as the largest dispute in the worldMay 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan has been registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest militarized territorial dispute in the world. The Guinness Book of World Records used the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) world fact book to name the Kashmir issue, the longest dispute between two countries, The Daily Times reports.
The restaurant that serves only 'unmarried chickens'!May 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A restaurant in China is doing brisk business after it claimed that it serves only virgin chickens. The Tanniu Unmarried Chicken Restaurant is located in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, reports The China Daily.
Penelope Cruz loves Irish stout GuinnessMarch 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actress Penelope Cruz has confessed that she's in love with the Irish stout-Guinness. The 'Princess Diaries' star has revealed that she's a big Guinness fan, but gets tipsy after a single serving only, reports the China Daily.
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